Audacity

So its more or less confirmed the general elections will take place on the 23rd of December.

However, the European Union(EU) has decided to interfere by asking Thailand's own Election Commision(EC) to sign a memorandum of understanding(MoU) to allow their delegation to monitor the elections. Thailand then rebuffs them by rejecting the MoU, saying it shall conduct matters by their own laws and not wanting outsiders to exercise powers over local officials.

I particularly like what National Legislative Assembly(NLA) president Meechai Ruchupan had to say.

"If the EU holds an election, can we ask them to sign a memorandum of understanding and allow us to examine their election? Who is the EU? Is it the UN? Of course it is not. If it wants to observe the election, it should do like others do."

I think its an awful move from the EU, a slap in the face you could say. Its an internal matter and should be handled by no one else but thais.

Makes me wonder how on earth did they come up with this absurd idea of tying down the only country never to be colonized and also known as the 'Land of the free' with this memorandum.

Sad

A while ago I joined my mate D, his gf and a friend, A for dinner. Arriving late, I apologized and offered to pick up the tab but was rebuffed by the three of them.

It was a good meal with flowed conversations and lots of laughter. A was certainly a looker. Young and beautiful, she was part of the successful sales team of a pubic listed company of imported luxury cars and I got to know her bf owns the largest pork slaughterhouse in central Thailand, which doesn't take a genius to conclude he's from a well to do background.

Fast forward to the present and I asked D how A was and he informed me her bf has terminal leukemia. There was nothing the doctors could do and he was seeking traditional treatment all the way in China. He added A was completely devastated, and I, shocked.

I've never met him before or why I'm actually blogging about this, but its a real cruel fate seeing what a cheery person A is and having to be dealt with this deplorable situation. Guess all the money in the world can't buy you everything.

I wish A and her bf spend their best times and have great memories etched during the final bend before he's taken into God's hands.